• DocumentCode
    1726625
  • Title

    A 252Cf neutron irradiator for testing electronic components for the Large Hadron Collider

  • Author

    De la Cova, Joseph ; Gilbert, William ; Graham, Matthew ; Kilgore, Jon ; Kronkvist, Ivan ; Flusack, R. ; Schwienhorst, Reinhart ; Siela, Jason ; Sievers, Douglas ; Vidnovic, Theodore, III

  • Author_Institution
    Minnesota Univ., MN, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    670
  • Abstract
    The radiation levels inside the experiments at the LHC will be very high. To ensure that all the electronics components used in the detectors will survive for the life the experiments, they will all be thoroughly tested for radiation hardness with neutrons and gammas. The CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter has a dedicated neutron irradiator at the University of Minnesota to perform neutron irradiation of all electronic components that will be mounted on the detector. The irradiator uses 11.5 mg of 252Cf for the source, with a neutron flux of ≈ 9.5 × 1013 neutrons/h. In this paper the design, construction, and operations of the Californium Neutron Irradiator will be described.
  • Keywords
    californium; neutron sources; 252Cf source; CMS Electromagnetic Calorimeter; Cf; LHC; Large Hadron Collider; neutron flux; neutron source; Collision mitigation; Electromagnetic radiation; Electronic components; Electronic equipment testing; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Large Hadron Collider; Life testing; Neutrons; Radiation detectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2001 IEEE
  • ISSN
    1082-3654
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7324-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2001.1009649
  • Filename
    1009649
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1726625